Amanda Alix

Despite the conventional wisdom that Apple is biding its time to enter the e-payments arena, it is already busy taking over the space -- one cash register at a time.

Hurricanes are seldom good news, but Sandy has been sending customers to Home Depot in droves, bolstering sales

What would Bank of America look like today if it had not bought Countrywide and Merrill Lynch?

Canadian banking behemoth Toronto-Dominion Bank continues to goose its growth by spreading its reach south of the border.

New York Community Bancorp reports Q3 earnings, beating EPS estimates and demonstrating positive loan growth.

High rollers Warren Buffett and Bill Miller are talking up a housing rebound, and putting their money where their mouths are

Bank of Hawaii’s Q3 results don't offer any big surprises, as it quietly reports good results despite current pressures on the industry

Consumers are being drowned in a tidal wave of of digital payment systems, none of which has elicited more than a yawn from shoppers.

With Michael Farrell, co-founder, Chair and CEO of Annaly Capital Management gone, should investors worry?

Midwest regional bank Fifth Third Bancorp reported numbers in line with estimates, holding its own against expected headwinds

Capital One Financial turned in a stunning third-quarter report, proving that its formula for growth works brilliantly

American Express reports Q3 earnings that fail to dazzle, because of slowing spending by consumers.

M&T Bank’s Q3 report makes a brilliant showing, soaring above its position of one year ago. Here’s how it was done

Scarcely 24 hours after a Q3 earnings conference call, Vikram Pandit announces that he will resign from Citigroup. What’s really going on?

Toronto-Dominion Bank loses unencrypted data tapes containing critical customer information, then waits a disturbingly long time to alert customers about the error -- all ingredients for a public relations maelstrom.

Bank says it is unaware the data including Social Security numbers has been misused.

Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo gives a speech on regulating the Too Big to Fail banks, but he's really talking about reining in money funds, and shadow banking.

The Fed's QE3 program is choking the life out of MBS spreads -- the bread and butter of the mortgage REIT sector. Should investors flee, or stay put?

A new type of osteoporosis drug has shown promise.

As the Financial Stability Oversight Council studies the systemic risk of non-banks like GE Capital, it forces us to ask just how much of a threat companies like GECC really are